ELA Vocabulary - 20 Weeks - Crossword Labs

3. A word, phrase, or sentence copied directly from a text; it is the author’s word(s) – not yours. Use quotation marks!
8. Elements in non-fiction works that help readers better understand the text, like images, captions, subheadings, diagrams, definitions, etc.
10. The way the text makes a reader feel – the vibe of the story. Use the setting, descriptions, word choice, and characters’ feelings to help identify the mood.
11. To restate something from the text in your own words while keeping the meaning exactly the same.
12. Fictional writing meant to entertain the reader through characters, plot points, dialogue, settings, and other story elements.
14. Using your prior knowledge, understanding of the text, and common sense to make an educated guess or prediction.
16. Words that have opposite meanings.
17. The reason an author writes a particular work or includes ideas in a text. (IPEED – to inform, persuade, entertain, explain, describe).
19. The time and place during which a story occurs.
22. A short passage of text taken out of a larger work.
23. Non-fiction writing meant to inform the reader about a specific, real-life topic, person, or idea.
24. Words that have similar meanings.
25. Additional pieces of smaller information that help to support the main/central idea of a text.

1. Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
2. The words an author uses in his/her writing to set the mood.
4. The events that make up a story. Plots are organized into the following categories: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
5. The overall meaning of the text and what the author wants you to learn (the big picture).
6. When a writer gives a hint or clue about what is going to happen later on in the story.
7. To retell what happened in a text by selecting the most important information.
9. Going back to an earlier time in order to introduce information to readers.
13. The message or moral of a story. It is what the author wants you to learn. It is NOT one word; it is a whole sentence.
15. Descriptions or instructions in the script of a play that give information about the setting, background, character actions, and how the play should be performed.
18. Something that represents or stands for something else (usually an object for an idea).
20. The word genre means type or kind. Genres are used to classify or sort books by their common characteristics.
21. To write observations, reactions, questions, etc. in/on the text as you read. In other words, to make notes in the text that you can revisit later.